Improvement in horse hay-forks



'LYIN' T. llUNBAlt AND JAMES 1l. FELLO\VS, Oif ALBA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS 10 A. T. DUNBAR AND GEORGE H.' DEWEY, OF SAME PLAGE.

Letters Batent No. 109,305, dated November 15, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT iN HORSE HAY-FORKS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Ilatent and making part of the sem'e.

To all whom -it may .concern Be itknown that we, ALVIN .'1. DrsnAn and J .innsll. FEL'LOws, of Alba, in the county ot- Bradford .and :Stale oi' Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Forks; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact vdescription of the construction and operation of the same, reference heilig had to the accompanying drawing which makes part ol this specification, andl in which- Figure l represents a view in perspective oi I the fork locked and .in vposition to beloadcd.

Figure 2 represents 'a vertical section', the parts occupying the position shown in iig. 1. v

Figure 3 represents a vertical section, showing tue lever unlocked vto allow the fork to fall to dump its load.

Figure 4 is asceticI the head.

Thenaturc of our invention consists in the combination of the projectingfhead of the center bar with the pivotcd lever and bail, arranged to operate as. hereinafter set forth.

The head of our hay-fork is made of metal .in T-shape.

A represents the center han' uf said head, with arms l, extendingY in opposite directions.

Each of the arms C is at its outer' end provided withan ear or lng, I), pointing upward, that is, in the same direction as the center har A, and to said ears or lugs is hinged the bail B, which, at'its upper end,l forms th'ering F, where the hoisting rope is attached.

The tincs E E are constructed iu any suitable manner and shape, and are provided with square shanks, lr, where they are to pass through the head, and the ends'cf Ysaid Shanks are formed as screw-bolts, upon which nuts, y, are placed.

'llieshauks x are slightly tapering, and the square.

vholes made in the head for them arc anso slightly tapering, or vall four .sides are alittle iucliiiisl inward. Thus, when the tine is inserted andthe nut y placed on the screw end `ot` the shank, said shank becomes so to say, wedged in the head, so that the tine is very firmly secured in place and cannot tura.

Immediately below the ring F of the hail B is a cross-bar, G, which, on its under side, has an inclined notch, ,as shown in iig. '3.

The upper end of the hear. A O has a projection, d, which tits over the upper side of the cross-bar, and below said cross-banen the center har A, is a guard, J, which also serves as a handle to insert the fork in the hay.

The upper cnn of this guardv or handle J. is slotted or forked, and within said end is pivoted a lever, H, `vhich hangs dowirot' its own weight along the barA.

The upper pivoted end of this leveris cam-shaped, or provided with a.- cam-projection, i, so constructed andarranged that when the bar A isbrought witheits projection d. over thecross-bar G of the bail, said-ani will lit in and bear against the inclined notch a on the under side of said cross-bar, and eiiectually lock the fork, that isprevent it from turning down while bc.

ing hoisted.

Should the hail i'roin any'cause become detached at its lower ends, the projecting head of the center bali', in connection with the earn-shaped lever' II and cross-bar G, wiilefect-ually lock and l old the 'bail in positio' intil the hay which may be upon the fork is safely c eposited.

At the lower' end of the lever H is attached arope,

l, which passes through a hole, e, in the guard J, and

The center bar A, provided with projectinghead al,

the cani-shaped lever H, bail B, and cross-bar G, all

combined and arranged to oneratc substantially-as setv forth.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our names` AALVIN '1.-1)U`NBAR.

.i AMES il. FEL-LOWS.

Witnesses:

C. M. Winsor, (t. W. (LrnwAN. 

